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Occidental Square play area, new pavilion open in time for Seattle summer Construction of the new wood and glass Occidental Pavilion, designed by Olson Kundig Architects, began in June 2020. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 1:47 PM PDT June 9, 2021 SEATTLE — On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan was joined by a number of downtown advocates, donors, and officials at Occidental Square to reopen the Play Space and celebrate the opening of the new Occidental Pavilion. The openings come as Seattle, along with the rest of the state, continues to reopen and come out...

A nonprofit fosters a spirit of collaboration in Seattle's first neighborhood. By Benjamin Cassidy 5/3/2021 at 10:46am Occidental Park could use a comeback. There was a bit of a buzz yesterday afternoon in Pioneer Square. With the Mariners game wrapping up at T-Mobile Park a mere two hours before the Sounders were set to play at Lumen Field, baseball and soccer fans criss-crossed on the cobblestone walks near the stadiums. Some stopped at Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar, slurping and sipping. Others downed beers outside the Quality Athletics Field House. Generally speaking...

Photo by Benjamin Minnick [enlarge] A 30-by-90-foot glass canopy will provide a respite from the rain when the pavilion hopefully opens this spring. A new pavilion at Occidental Square is nearly finished but it will likely be at least spring before the public can enjoy it.  

Downtown Holiday Lights and Delights Thank you to everyone who took part in Holiday Lights and Delights presented by Amazon! A sleigh’s worth of new socially distanced experiences were able to take place safely downtown from Nov. 27, 2020 through Jan. 9, 2021. Dazzling holiday-themed light sculptures came to life in Westlake Park, with more than 80,000 lights shining from larger-than-life installations of presents, arches, trees and more. DSA also brought an augmented reality adventure to designated spots throughout parks, sidewalks and plazas in the downtown Seattle retail core. With just ...